# Ralph Belknap Baldwin

> Ralph Belknap Baldwin was an American planetary scientist known for his work on lunar craters, beginning in the late 1940s. His book, The Face of the Moon made the case for the impact nature of lunar craters. He published The Measure of the Moon in 1963.

*American astronomer (1912-2010)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Scientist ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631))
- **Category:** Scientists
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1912-06-06
- **Died:** 2010-10-23
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Ralph Belknap Baldwin was an American planetary scientist known for his work on lunar craters, beginning in the late 1940s. His book, The Face of the Moon made the case for the impact nature of lunar craters. He published The Measure of the Moon in 1963.

## Fame
- **Fame score:** 35.3
- **Momentum:** 0.6

## Timeline
- **2010** - Died
- **2000** - Barringer Medal
- **1986** - G. K. Gilbert Award
- **1986** - Leonard Medal
- **1979** - J. Lawrence Smith Medal
- **1912** - Born

## Sources
- [Ralph Belknap Baldwin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ralph_Belknap_Baldwin)
- [Ralph B. Baldwin](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ralph_B._Baldwin)
- [رالف بيلكناب بالدوين](https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%81_%D8%A8%D9%8A%D9%84%D9%83%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%A8_%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF%D9%88%D9%8A%D9%86)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7287237)

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